ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Three Italian players could face stiffer punishments for missing drugs tests after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decided to take their cases to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Napoli midfielder Daniele Mannini and Davide Possanzini of
Serie B side Brescia were banned for 15 days in March by an
Italian Olympic Committee judge, while Reggina's Nicolo
Cherubin, who is on loan at second division Avellino, was
suspended for a month.
'I can confirm that the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed
these cases to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),' WADA
communications manager Frederic Donze told Reuters via email on
Thursday.
Neither WADA nor the Lausanne-based CAS would say what
punishments were being sought.
However, Italian media reported that the agency wanted
Mannini and Possanzini's bans increased to two years and at
least a one-year suspension for Cherubin.